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More than 72 percent of Sylhet division is under water. Out of four districts in Sylhet division – 89 percent area of Sunamganj, 72 percent of Sylhet, 70 percent of Habiganj, and 50 percent of Moulvibazar was submerged.

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By Naim-Ul-Karim

  DHAKA, June 18, 2022 (BSS) - Monsoon rains and gushing waters from upstream India overnight worsened Bangladesh flood situation with

Bangladesh’s northeast reels from ‘worst floods in more than a century‘

DHAKA: Millions of people in northeast Bangladesh have been marooned by deadly floods triggered by monsoon rains, authorities said on Saturday, as they brace for a situation that could worsen. Rescue and evacuation efforts were continuing as incessant rains affected communication lines and submerged railway lines, with worst-hit Sunamganj district in Bangladesh’s Sylhet region

The flood in the greater Sylhet division has deteriorated dramatically in the past 24 hours, with the situation heading towards the most devastating in recent memory.

With vast areas in five northern districts already inundated over the past two days, 15 more districts are feared to soon be hit by the floods caused by heavy downpour and onrush of water from the upstream.

The flood situation in Sylhet, Sunamganj, and Netrokona districts may further deteriorate in the next 24 hours, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre's latest bulletin.

Nearly 90 per cent of homes in Sunamganj are now under water while in Sylhet the figure is estimated to be 80, according to TV channels